Table 2 Medication prescribed and medication taken on the previous day in 376 patients aged ≥40 years diagnosed with an obstructive lung disease in primary care according to whether COPD was indicated by spirometry (FEV 1 /FVC <0.7)
From: Predictors of ICS/LABA prescribing in COPD patients: a study from general practice
FEV1/FVC <0.7 (n = 149) | FEV1/FVC ≥0.7 (n = 227) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medication | Prescribed % | Taken the previous day % | Prescribed % | Taken the previous day % |
SABA | 42.3 | 24.8 | 35.7 | 19.8 |
LABA, no ICS | 10.7 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
ICS, no LABA | 8.1 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 10.6 |
ICS/LABA combined | 55.7 | 49.0 | 46.7 | 37.4 |
Anticholinergics | 41.6a | 38.3a | 10.3 | 5.7 |
Theophylline | 1.3 | 0.75 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Montelukast | 7.3 | 5.4 | 13.2 | 10.0 |
Prednisolone | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.9 |
Any pulmonary medication | 83.2 | 72.5b | 75.3 | 62.6 |